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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cute. Moved kind of fast. I could’ve used more time for things to develop.
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
someone get this boy a learning disability assessment ASAP
emotional
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
J'ai beaucoup aimé, ça ce petit côté très français que je trouve charmant.
C'était une ptite romance toute kiki et émouvante j'ai bien aimé
This was a cute and emotional coming-of-age story. This is a graphic novel adaptation of the French novel My Friend in the Dark by Pascal Ruter. Victor is a boy who struggles with his academics, and he fails almost every class he's in. Enter Marie Jo, an intelligent girl who aces almost every class of hers. After an incident involving the two of them, Marie Jo suggested a plan: she will help Victor study. As they get closer, we find out Marie Jo's losing her vision, and that it was worsening everyday. To support her ambitions to get into music school, Victor helped Marie Jo with whatever he could — even if it might lead to rather drastic actions.
I have never read the original book, but I find that the graphic novel lacks a lot of nuance that the book must've had. The pacing is awfully fast, and the dialogue sometimes comes off as awkward. The paneling is also confusing, and I'm speaking as someone who enjoyed numerous graphic novels and mangas for years. This was a bit hard to navigate while reading.
I did enjoy the plot though, and the romance between Marie Jo and Victor was very sweet. It was a bit too dramatic at the end, but honestly all coming-of-age stories are like that. Marie Jo's determination to commit to her passion of playing the cello and getting into music school despite losing her vision is very touching to read about, and Victor's struggle with his own self-esteem and academics was angsty yet relatable. The art is gorgeous, and I love the coloring done in the book. It's a very visually pleasing experience to read this book.
All in all, I give this 3 ⭐️. I'm intrigued to read the original novel because I think there is much more nuance hidden from this graphic novel that it is unable to capture successfully.
Read this for #disabilitypridemonth
Many thanks to Netgalley and Europe Comics for the ARC ✨
I have never read the original book, but I find that the graphic novel lacks a lot of nuance that the book must've had. The pacing is awfully fast, and the dialogue sometimes comes off as awkward. The paneling is also confusing, and I'm speaking as someone who enjoyed numerous graphic novels and mangas for years. This was a bit hard to navigate while reading.
I did enjoy the plot though, and the romance between Marie Jo and Victor was very sweet. It was a bit too dramatic at the end, but honestly all coming-of-age stories are like that. Marie Jo's determination to commit to her passion of playing the cello and getting into music school despite losing her vision is very touching to read about, and Victor's struggle with his own self-esteem and academics was angsty yet relatable. The art is gorgeous, and I love the coloring done in the book. It's a very visually pleasing experience to read this book.
All in all, I give this 3 ⭐️. I'm intrigued to read the original novel because I think there is much more nuance hidden from this graphic novel that it is unable to capture successfully.
Read this for #disabilitypridemonth
Many thanks to Netgalley and Europe Comics for the ARC ✨
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes